At the beginning of the 19th century, a counter-attack on the Age of Reason and rational thought was pullulating. Enhanced by new forms of art and literature, messages about salvation and opportunity for all were spread by persons such as Timothy Dwight, a Yale University figurehead, and these messages were comprehended and accepted by the general public. Charles Finney reported the drastic changes that occurred in the lives of “[former] harlots, [drunkards and infidels]” (DOC B) after conversion to Christianity. Leaders like Finney led to the replacement of envy with acceptance and appreciation in everyday life. A document by William H. McGuffey illustrates these cultural improvements, using a poor boy as example, “He does not envy them, nor
